Vocabulary Flash Cards Weather Grade 5 Vocabulary Flash Cards Norwood Elementary Science

Air Mass Air pressure Large amounts of moving air Air pushing on the Earth Anemometer Measures wind speed

Beaufort scale Cirrus clouds Barometer Measures air pressure Wind speed values Cirrus clouds High, thin wispy clouds

Climate Cold front Weather over a long time Cold air taking over warm air Condensation Vapor turning to liquid when heat removed

Cumulus clouds Fog Puffy fair weather clouds Evaporation Liquid turning to vapor when heat added Fog Cloud on the ground

Front Jet Stream Where two air masses meet Groundwater Water that seeps into the ground Jet Stream Band of high altitude fast moving air

Rain One who studies weather Meteorologist Water falling from the sky Precipitation Water falling from the sky Rain Water drops falling from clouds

Relative humidity Sleet Water vapor present compared to amount air can hold Revolution Earth orbits sun causing seasons Sleet Frozen rain

Snow Solar energy Warm front Frozen water vapor Heat and light from the Sun Warm front Warm air replacing cold air

Water cycle Weather Wind Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff Weather Day to day changes in temp, precip, wind and humidity Wind Air, heated by Sun, moving over the Earth